172 ANATHLE. 



3. Falkland Islands (C. C. Abbott}. Gould Coll. 



1. Falkland Islands (C. C. Abbott: Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



Nettium oxypterum (Meyen). 



Querquedula oxypterw., Scl. P. Z. S. 1880, p. 522 ; 1891, p. 136; James, 



New List of Chilian Birds, p. 9 (1892). 

 Nettion oxypterum, Salvadori, Cat. Bird* B. M. xxvii. p. 262 (1895) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 245 (1899). 

 Nettium oxypterum, Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 219 (1899). 



The eggs of the Sharp-winged Teal vary from a narrow oval to a 

 narrow elliptical shape. They have a slight gloss and are cream- 

 coloured. They measure from 2'1 to 2-38 in length, and from 1'45 

 to 1/55 in breadth. 



8. Pro vince of Tarapaca, Northern Chile Berkeley James Coll. 

 (Rahmer). 



Nettium punctatum (BurcJi.). 



Nettion hottentota, Anderss. Birds Dama?'a-Land, p. 340 (1872). 

 Querquedula hottentota, Sharpe. ed. Layard's Birds S. Africa, p. 757 



(1875-84). 



Nettion punctatum, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 265 (1895). 

 Nettium punctatum, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 219 (1899). 



The eggs of the Hottentot Teal in the Collection are of an oval 

 shape, smooth, moderately glossy, and pale cream-colour. Two 

 examples measure respectively : 1/7 by 1*3 ; 1*75 by 1/28. 



2. Ovampo-Land, S.W. Africa (C. J. Crowley Bequest. 



Andersson: Tristram Coll.). 



Nettium brasiliense (Gm.). 



Querquedula brasiliensis, Scl. fy Huds. Argent. Orn. ii. p. 133 (1889). 

 Nettion brasiliense, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvii. p. 266 (1895) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 245 (1899) ; von Iherivg, Rev. Mus. 



Paulista, iv. p. 280 (1900). 

 Nettium brasiliense, Sharpe, Hand-L i. p. 219 (1899). 



The eggs of the Brazilian Teal are elliptical in shape, smooth, 

 slightly glossy, and Mark cream-colour. Two examples measure 

 respectively : 1-8 by 1/33 ; 1-8 by 1-37. 



2. Santa Catharina, Brazil, 8th Dec. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus DAFILA, Steph. 

 Dafila acuta (Linn.). 



Anas acuta, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vo'g. tab. Ixxix. fig. 5 (1845-54) ; 



fc^ Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Birds, ii. p. 403, pi. cxiii. fig. ii (1856) ; 



** Seebohm $ Harvie- Brown, Ibis, 1 876, p. 443 ; Seebohm, Ibis, 1879, 



p. 160 ; id. Brit, Birds, iii. p. 534, pi. 63 (1885) ; id. Eggs of $rit. 



Birds, p. 38, pi. 13, fig. 3 (1896). 



